Microbacterium phage Skylas
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Detailed Information for Phage Skylas
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMicrobacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224
Found ByMariah Richter
Year Found2021
Location FoundHammond, WI United States
Finding InstitutionUniversity of Wisconsin-River Falls
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
Isolation Temperature30°C
GPS Coordinates44.986593 N, 92.475406 W Map
Discovery NotesCollected on September 13th 2021. The weather was dry, it was 61° F and the humidity was 71%.

Found in a suburban neighborhood in Hammond, WI with nearby Corn and Soy Bean crops.

The soil was dry and the collection site was located at the top of a hill, there was grass growing at the collection site with insects present.

The sample was collected from a depth of 8 in.
Naming NotesSkylas is a combination of my two kids names put together.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?No
Genome length (bp)Unknown
Character of genome endsUnknown
Fasta file available?No
Characterization
ClusterUnclustered
Subcluster--
Annotating InstitutionUnknown or unassigned
Annotation StatusNot sequenced
Plaque NotesThe plaques are relatively small, they are less than 1mm in diameter, the sizes can very as well depending on incubation time but generally less than 1mm.

They are turbid when incubated for 24 hours with a halo, at 48 hours they are are more clear in appearance with a slight halo.

At both incubation times they are less than 1mm but at 48 hours the sizes vary a bit more.
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Archived
Pitt Freezer Box# 140
Pitt Freezer Box Grid# D6
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
Restriction Digest PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload